B.C. gov’t aims for 100,000 solar homes
Here’s an interesting announcemnt. Finally a government body trying to encourage individual home consumers to get involved with solar power for their homes. Have a read.
CanWest News Service Published: Monday, April 03, 2006
VANCOUVER - British Columbia is launching a groundbreaking green-energy initiative that would see solar heating panels installed on 100,000 homes, and the province turned into a manufacturing hub for the sector.
In Vancouver on Friday, the province’s environment minister, Barry Penner, told Canada’s first-ever solar heating summit he’s looking for ideas in support of a project that would make B.C. the leader in Canada for harvesting the latent energy in the rays of the sun.
The summit drew a wide range of participants, from local politicians and contractors to public utilities and prominent environmentalists, who heard B.C. could develop thousands of new jobs and emerge as a North American hub for green technology.
“It’s a ground breaking event for Canada,” said Rob McMonagle, executive director of the Canadian Solar Industries Association. “This is the first time we’ve got all the policy-makers in government, utilities and industry all sitting down to talk about solar issues. It sometimes gets included as part of a discussion but this is the first time that solar is the only subject for discussion.”